Varaha Purana 140.39: Adhyaya 140, Shloka 39

The Greatness of Kokāmukha (Badarī): Varāha’s Hidden Abode and the Sacred Waters

Devanagari script

सप्तद्वीपेषु विहरेन् मम कर्मपरायणः ॥ तत्राथ मुञ्चते प्राणान् मम भक्तिसमन्वितः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 140.39

Transliteration

saptadvīpeṣu viharen mama karmaparāyaṇaḥ || tatrātha muñcate prāṇān mama bhaktisamanvitaḥ

Translation

Niech podróżuje przez siedem kontynentów, oddany obrzędom przekazanym przeze mnie. Wtedy tam, obdarzony oddaniem dla mnie, oddaje swój oddech życiowy.

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Word by Word

• sapta-dvīpeṣu: in the seven islands/continents
• sapta-dvīpeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक) + dvīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास

• viharet: should roam, should wander
• viharet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Enjoined action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + hṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• mama: of me, my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• karma-parāyaṇaḥ: devoted to my rite/duty
• karma-parāyaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक) + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कर्मणि परायणः = devoted to duty)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समुच्चयार्थक (sequence particle: then)

• muñcate: releases, gives up
• muñcate: Kriyā (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• prāṇān: life-breaths, vital airs (life)
• prāṇān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• mama: of me, my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• bhakti-samanvitaḥ: endowed with devotion
• bhakti-samanvitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (कृदन्त, √anv-i with sam-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘samanvita’; तत्पुरुष (भक्त्या समन्वितः)

Speaker

Varāha (default instructor in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Ecological Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates how Purāṇic texts integrate cosmography (sapta-dvīpa) with life-cycle ideals, presenting travel and practice as a culturally meaningful itinerary.

Which geographic location is identified?

A cosmographic set: the seven dvīpas (sapta-dvīpa), not a single modern-identifiable place.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Sustained dedication to prescribed duties/observances (karma-parāyaṇa) together with a devotional orientation (bhakti).